How can education programs address the social and cultural beliefs that underpin FGM?

Jul 15, 2024 ... In 2015, the adoption of the Women's (Amendment) Act, which criminalizes and sets out punishments for performing, aiding and abetting the ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) is of growing concern to health care providers in the United States and Canada as more women from countries where the ... The term Female Genital Mutilation FGM has been defined by the World Health Organisation as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external. Female genital mutilation (FGM). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines female genital mutilation as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. The findings indicate an increased risk of prolonged labour, lacerations, instrumental delivery, dystocia, and obstetric haemorrhage. FGM, sometimes referred to as female circumcision, is when a girl's genitals (private parts) are altered or removed. It can cause long-lasting damage as well ... Feb 13, 2020 ... FGM is primarily practised in about 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It is also practiced in some countries in Asia and Latin America. Female genital mutilation, also known as female genital cutting or female circumcision, involves intentional alteration or injury to the external female ... FGM is the collective term for a range of procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the femila ...